Wow! Great list. I am currently in addiction recovery so I abstain from substances but I am still guilty of #1, #3, #4 (working on this in another 12step group), and #10!!

I do #2 backwards. I use socializing to drink lol but I cant ever drink more than 2 1/2 beers latel.

I did have a slight drinking problem for a year about 13 years ago where I would drink about 7 molson ices per night. I gained 30 lbs doing that. Luckily I exercised at Curves 3 days per week for 3 yrs while eating normal and a few beers on weekends so it took every bit of that 3 yrs to lose the 30 lbs.

#1 Comfort eating is fun. I love food!

#8 I quit smoking mj 2 weeks ago and the first week or so I had to use an allergy pill just about every night to fall asleep after tossing and turning insomnia. But now I use my old trick of laying on my back at bedtime. This stimulates the production of our natural sleepy hormone. When I lay on my back I can feel the sleepy feeling getting deeper and deeper. Then the trick is to roll over to my side at the moment just before dozing off. Try it it works!

I'm definitely guilty on #1 and as for #4 I'm a guy so aren't they the same thing? LOL

ROFL!! ;-) Love it

Great list. I did switch addictions. After I quit drinking, I started going to the casino. The last two years have been just terrible. It was as hard, if not harder to quit gambling as it was to quit drinking. So, yeah, very good list.
Thank you so much. Hugs, ~atticus.

We are grieving the loss of a coworker. His truck went over a cliff two nights ago after work. I have been massivly over eating 2 days straight comfort food. I even burnt the roof of my mouth, couldnt wait for the food to cool down. God help!

Sorry to hear that, and I've done the burnt mouth thing to.

Sad news for you, sorry for your loss.
Have you ever thought about what else you could do instead of compulsive eating to find the release or comfort? Wonder if thats the right question to ask.

Thanks friends. I havn't thought of that. The morning after the loss, Our Company filled our breakroom with Pizza Hut food (pasta bakes, every type of pizza and Wings) and brought a grief counsler in. I normally can't eat much at all for several months when I lose a close family member.

Well I did pull out of the overeating thing. I kept raw pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries at my desk for small snacking and ate large salads for lunches and sipped hot herbal tea to keep me full and satisfied :-)

That sounds great! You recognized your behavior, identified the trigger, altered it to prevent self damage.